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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg
I downloaded the substantial free sample. They claim a 2017 copyright, saying in the notice that "some additional notes and clarifications have been added for the modern reader's benefit." However, skimming through the sample, I couldn't find anything that looked like a footnote. So I'm wondering if there was a good faith effort to produce a enhanced version, or just a de minimis effort to guard against someone appropriating their proofreading job.
Usually, a really enhanced modern version of a classic will have a new introduction. None in this one.
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That is why I said it is anybody's guess. They don't have to make their notes stand out like a sore thumb. They also say that in most cases they retained original spelling and grammar, which means that they DO change both on occasion. Whether the modernizing changes intentionally or non intentionally qualify as derivative work is unclear unless you compare it to the original.